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(No Model.)

I. S. KINNEY.

CIGARETTE CASE. No. 362,845. Patented May 10, 1887.

I I I 5 B D .7? i w 0 x I i I i I l I UNITE STATES PATENT Fries.

FRANCIS S. KINNEY, OF PEQUANAC, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE KIN- NEY TOBACCO COMPANY, OF NElV YORK, N. Y.

CIGARETTE-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,845, dated May 10, 1887. Application filed March 28, 1887. Serial No.232,7(12. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern. dish-like form shown in Figs. 2 and 3, after Be it known that I, FRANCIS S. KINNEY, a which the portion is folded over onto the citizen of the United States, residing at Peportion A, as shown in Fig. 4, and by dotted quanac, county of Morris, and State of New lines in Fig. 3, and is secured in that position 55 Jersey, have invented certain new and useful in any suitable manner, preferably by means Improvements in CigaretteCases, fully del ofa band or label, (Z, which can be readily sescribed and representedin the following specicured around the case, as shown in Figs. 4 fieation andtheaccompanyingdrawings, formand 7, so as to hold the portions A C toing a part of the same. I gether. The cigarettes f, or other contents, 6o This invention relates to a case which is de are then placed in the case, as shown in Figs. signed for use inputting up small lots of eigart, 5, and 6, after which the portion B is folded ettes for theretail trade, and which is adapted over on the hinge b, so as to join with theporto form a convenient pocket case or receptation C, and the tongue 0 is tucked either incle forthe cigarettes untilt-helot is exhausted. side the portion 0, as shown in Fig. 5, or It is the object of the invention to'provide I through a suitable slit in the portion C, proa case of this character which will present an I vided for that purpose. The cover or tlap attractive appearance and be convenient for I portion B is then secured in that position by use, and which, while being sufficiently duraany suitable means, preferably by a second bio for the purpose, can be produced at so band or label, passedlongitudinallyaround 20 small a cost as not to materially increase the the case, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 7.

price at which the cigarettes must be sold. \Vhen it is desired to gain access to the Asa full understanding of theinvention can I contents of the case, the label or band g will be best given by an illustration and descripi be broken at thejunetion of the portionsB C, tion otaease embodying the same, allprelimi- I as shown in Fig. 4-. The case can then be 2 nary description will be omitted and a full deopened and closed as often as may be desired seription given, reference being had to the acby withdrawing the tongnecand turning back companying drawings, in which-- the flap B, and by turning down the flap B Figure 1 is a view of the blank from which and tucking the tongue 0 inside the portion C. the case is formed. Fig.2 is a similar view ot'i By means of the construction which has 0 the blank after the case has been partly formed. I been described thereis provided a very cheap l l l Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 2. Fig. and simple case, which presents an attractive 4 is a side View of. the completed case when appearance and forms a convenient pockettilled, showing the lid or flap of the same receptacle for the cigarettes whilethe package opened out. Fig. 5 isa longitudinal section, is being used. 8

Fig. 6 a cross section, and Fig. 7 a perspee \Vhat I claim is tive view, of the case when tilled and closed. Theherein-deseribed cigarette-case, consist- Reterringtosaidfigures,itistobeunderstood ing of the side portions, A. C, struck up to that the case therein shown may be made of dislrlike form and Folded and secured together,

leather or any similar material; but in pracand the flap portion 13, hinged to the portion 4o tice it will most commonly he made of heavy A, and also struck up to dish-like form and paper or light cardboard; or in some cases it having the flisteningtonguec and arranged to may be made ot'artifieial leather. be folded down to join with the portion C,to

The material is first cut into a blank of the close the case, substantially as described. form, or substantially the form,shown in Fig. In testimony whereofIhave hereunto set my 5 45 1, said blank consisting of two main side-formhand in the presence of two subscribing witing portions, A C, connected by a hinge porncsses. tion, a, and a flap or lid portion, B, which is connected to the portionA by a hinge portion, I), and is provided with a fastening \Vitnesses:

5o tongue, 0. The blank thus formed is by the J. A. HO'YEY,

use of suitable dies bent or struck up to the T. H. PALMER.

FRANCIS S. KINN'EY. 

